![]() ![]() His only blemish is a tendency to stutter when he is under emotional strain. In fact, because of his innocent nature, Billy can be compared to Adam before God casts him from the Garden of Eden. A youth of outstanding beauty and sincere kindness, he exhibits ingenuous innocence reflecting his lack of awareness that evil exists. ![]() He, with his blue eyes and youthful figure, is the center of attention and is surrounded by many flat and stereotypical characters who go about their shipboard tasks like robots.īilly's characterization is one of Melville's major accomplishments. ![]() Commenting at some length on the prototype of the Handsome Sailor, whose good looks, prowess, and masculine charm attract attention wherever he goes and win for him the admiration and homage of his less gifted associates, the narrator introduces Billy, foretopman in the British fleet. ![]()
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